rented it off amazon prime with my free promotional credits. score. also did some house cleaning and got 2 fillings. and an awesome chair napwhere I dreamed about having my feet eaten off by a....you guessed it.....grizzly bear.
8.31.2023
Grizzly Man. "we hauled 4 trash bags of people outta that bear". those aren't people in bear costumes out there. they're big ferocious animals. probably thought Tim Treadwell was mentally retarded. out there trying to bond with grizzlies as children of the universe. Tim, you were the Zak Bagans of Grizzly Guys. RIP.
grab your favorite beverage and find a comfy seat, cause I am gonna rant.
Missouri has another new driving law that is gonna stop people dying in crashes....The. Hands. Free. Device. Law. I don't think you should drive and text. but I don't think people should do a lot of things. was it really necessary to make this a law? don't kill people. that's been a law for how long and guess what....people still kill people. now, we've already got seat belt and car seat laws. speed limits. mandatory inspections that make sure your brakes and turn signals and headlights and horn work and your windshield isn't cracked. you have to have insurance in case you are in a wreck. you have to pay your property taxes to license your vehicle. if you can't afford any of this, then you're driving illegally and can get a ticket for THAT. there should be a law about deer running into roadway. eagles soaring down out of nowhere. definitely should be a law about blowing tires on the roadway. or some kind of mechanical failure. listen up, people are gonna die driving. are you gonna outlaw heart attacks? a swarm of bees in the car? kids thrashing and yelling and throwing shit in the backseat? a huge WHOOSH from a semi you meet blowing shit all over your windshield so you can't see? massive downpours? ice? snow? driving too tired? farmers checking out crops from the roadway? small town people throwing it in park and just having a conversation in the middle of the road? farm equipment that can't get over? curves? cows out? dogs chasing cars? I can see driving drunk. not good. it's against the law. ok. you get a few tickets. you lose your license. but you still gotta go to work, right? take your kid or your mom or your neighbor to the ER. you're still driving. laws don't change behavior. if the behavior is already in place, these laws are just a revenue for the state, if they can get people to come to court and pay the tickets. but people are gonna die, regardless of how many very well intentioned laws you keep passing. are you really saving anybody? can we outlaw bad roads? immediately fix potholes? shouldn't hidden driveways be illegal? billboards? I know they distract me. cool lawns? I'm gonna rubberneck any Bigfoot I see in a yard. Christmas lights? road side crosses that are decorated for every season? I know people who not only don't pay their tickets, they don't go to court when summoned. we can die anywhere. mowing our yard. at Walmart. sleeping. death is a part of life. every death is sad and tragic. yes. but we can't prevent death by laws. people will still be making videos when they drive. checking their phone. our phones are linked to the vehicle, but that's not much safer. I have to push buttons to make that work. I'm sure that someday there will be a NO CELL PHONE TURNED ON IN CAR LAW. hell, the passenger could distract the driver by watching stuff on their own phone. what about a dirty windshield law? I'd get a ticket for that one 9 times out of 10. a driving into the sun law? a driving when you're pissed off law? or exhausted? or late? when you're in a strange place and can't decide if the gps is telling you THIS road or the NEXT road? or thinking about something? there are many many many ways of being distracted. a don't reach in the backseat trying to pick up your kids toy so they stay in their carseat law? don't eat McDonalds out of a sack between your knees with your sweet and sour souce in the cup holder law? don't open a Pepsi while driving law? what we need here is common sense. not more laws that people won't follow and won't pay the fines on if they do get pulled over. shouldn't law enforcement being solving murders? not writing tickets that people may or may not ever pay the fines on? a warning doesn't show me the error of my ways. it pisses me off. maybe I'm unique that way. maybe we just need some more road signs. we've got trucks entering roadway....steep hill grades....flood warnings...deer...school bus stop..hidden driveway...dead end...bridge out...lets put up some cell phone with a big red X in a big red circle signs. let's of course make the tax payers pay for them. I bet we cut road deaths in Missouri in half the first year. (eye roll emoji)
what I'm reading π...book 2 of the 3 books I bought on vacation out west in National Parks....
store all used tampons with your food cache. at least 10' off ground and 4' from tree trunk. unscented feminine products only. illegal in Yellowstone: elk-bugle calls. illegal in Yellowstone backcountry: firearms. it is only too easy to become dominated by the view finder....(and as I saw in the B&B binoculars, grizzlies move FAST!) bears don't just attack. they also eat humans. we should quite honestly respect that. it can turn into a real family dinner...cubs, other bears, coyotes, ravens... omg. don't don't don't approach the bears. play dead. protect your head and neck with your arms and hands. they'll rip you open like a shark and you'll bleed out. I like to believe in Bigfoot but am willing to concede that a massive grizzly standing on 2 hind legs would make you think you'd seen Bigfoot.π» singing a song about Davy Crockett met a bear and got a great big hug. in the dark. with a flashlight. on the way to your unpermitted campsite. oh boy. we don't want to camp with tourists, man. what a downer. " if I die on the mountain, π️ leave me there. it was meant to be.". so the bear can eat all of you and then scat you all over the park? guess it's cheaper than a funeral. "a new super strain of grizzly". and man is the weakest prey in the forest. oh, Martha. your tragic story is why we only stayed in cabins with bathrooms. is the sound of me fighting for every breath enough to warn a bear I'm approaching? I don't have enough breath to talk or whistle or coordination to clap. guess I need bear bells. would a dog whistle work? oh right. no breath to spareπ to become prey is to become an animal hunted or killed for food. bears are unpredictable. they attack. sometimes they consume their human prey. rangers try to figure out what (if anything) caused attack. does bear need euthanized? if we ever get back to Yellowstone, check out the grizzly and wolf discovery center. firearms not allowed in Yellowstone backcountry. don't drink stream or lake water. boil at least 15-20 minutes. mauled by 2 different grizzlies in 2 different national parks...wow. bears don't give you much of a chance to use the bear spray... biting your head and arms and hands. I guess you better see them first. I keep thinking of all these little kids on the hikes we took...seems like such a chance. but probably same odds of being in a car wreck or abducted from a playground or dying in a house fire. are we ever really safe?
Blindsided: Surviving a Grizzly Attack and Still Loving the Great Bear by Jim Cole.
Grizzlies in the Mist by Chuck Neal
"After the Attack" on Animal Planet
Grizzly Man film on amazonprime
"the trail was not difficult". for YOU, maybe. bears might be attracted to bright colors. curl up in defensive position with hands covering head knees tucked into stomachs. your safety cannot be guaranteed in bear country. when hiking periodically yell "Hey Bear!" you. can't. outrun. a. bear. you do not want to look like a slow elk calf. stand your ground. be ready to spray. if bear makes contact, play dead. don't fight back. bear spray is not a substitute for common sense. keep it accessible. check the expiration date. use it like you mean it. and YELL!
8.30.2023
8.29.2023
when you're investigating it's always important to consider the intent of an experience.
I had experienced a true paranormal phenomenon...a phantom smell.
pareidolia=matrixing.
location bonding: returning to a place you loved
be thankful for every beautiful moment of every beautiful day...you never know when it could all be over.
don't assume it's haunted, see for yourself
per Steve if you find human remains on your property and they're not deemed to be part of a crime, it is up to you what you do with them. (as in at your own expense, I bet.).
if someone truly believes in something, their belief becomes a fact to them and no one can convince them otherwise.
I couldn't believe that my love of ghosts had taken me down such a crazy path to this moment.
it seems more likely than not that a paranormal event occured
living in a house that has frequent paranormal activity can tear a family apart.
residual haunt: right place at the right time.
documentary: The House in Between.
watched 1 and 2 free on Tubi.
The Stanley Hotel has a channel that plays The Shining on a 24 hr. loop!!!
chances are you may have unknowingly stayed in one or SEVERAL hotel rooms right where someone died.
the more pain and suffering a location has seen, the greater chance of paranormal activity.
locations in this book that I have been to or going to on the Tracy Trip next month: Crescent π Hotel & Spa;
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum;
Waverly Hills; and
Myrtles Plantation
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8.28.2023
In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. - John Muir
I found a guy on TikTok or Instagram or somewhere, a big man who has developed a love of hiking and trail running. he often has to stop because he has to stop. but then he takes off again. he is out enjoying nature and the joy of movement. and I get it. I love to be out there, too. I need to do it at my own pace. and find my own happy. and not worry if I'm holding up people behind me. or if they're bitching about old slow people on the trails.
some well-intending person saved stinky neighbor from the courthouse steps again, but kudos to the people who keep showing up trying to buy it and clean up the neighborhood.
this statement makes it look like I have a real bad attitude. and perhaps I do. but if you drive by this eyesore everytime you leave your street...it gets to ya.
have red tin on the trailer. they should be back Wednesday to work on garage more.
8.27.2023
8.25.2023
more of our wild wild west adventure.....
forgot to mention the Nebraska Sandhills.....we drove through them Day 1. beautiful! The Nebraska Sandhills is a region of mixed-grass prairie on grass-stabilized sand dunes in north-central Nebraska, covering just over one quarter of the state.2 It is the largest sand dune formations in the Western Hemisphere and one of the largest grass-stabilized dune regions in the world. The region contains about 95% or 12.75 million acres of rangeland, with dunes as high as 400 feet, as long as 20 miles, and slopes as steep as 25%. Sandhills wetlands have formed where sandy soils are dominant, and groundwater fills these wetlands, including marshes, meadows, and fens.0 The Sandhills are a sparsely populated area where the sands generally gather as small, rolling hills, stabilized by mixed-grass prairie.3 It is a land with far fewer people than cattle, where the roads are few, and where tourist facilities and accommodations are almost nonexistent.1
had a case of too much vacation so took a few days off to lounge about and feel icky.
Wednesday. sunrise! Kevin saw deer at cabin...mule deer? did I see quail? google says they live in Montana. sunscreen and dramamine.
Gardiner MT gas $4.29. prong horn. mule deer. crowd on side of road-people whipping off road and running, cameras ready? we didn't see anything. we didn't stop.
Avalanche Zone. clear water. white quartz rock. windy roads. Canyon Village. Artist Point. people stopping me to read my Bigfoot shirt.
KABOOM! mule deer. buffalo. lots of buffalo. Bison jams. you can see them from the road. chicken sized grouses in trees....dusky grouse? I am googling everything. mud volcano. Dragon's Mouth. Hayden Valley. tour busses. ranger chasing buffalo off highway. Virginia Cascades drive. picnicker chased off ravens scratching paint off his hood. Fairy Falls. Grand Prismatic. met a fellow spirit from Michigan. 62 years old. brought granddaughter. she walked 3 miles every day all summer. but is having trouble hiking up/down hill in mountain air and granddaughter is disappointed. so is my daughter. and I did not put in that kind of prep. lisence plates from everywhere. all kinds of languages. all ages. crying kids. Firehole Canyon Road. Firehold Falls. wading in Firehole River. Roaring Mountains. ravens. nesting ospreys. souvenirs for Olatha grands. captive buffalo...all those bison burgers gotta come from somewhere, right? large herd horses running in alfalfa field. Yellowstone Sand Hill Crane 4', 10 lb, up to 65" wingspan. Brayden was calling them emus. they were HUGE! cacti.
flood of 2022 wiped out road into Gardiner. it was down by river. they rebuilt it high and bendy. dramamine, please! porch sittin.
Thursday. not the hoodie weather I was envisioning. mule deer at cabin. herd of elk on road, saw first bull. pronghorn. scenic drives. prairie dog. mule deer. people fly fishing. buffalo herds. road work. car in front of us got out and cleaned windows. Yankee Jim Canyon. Bray saw YouTube video of 2 Bigfoot in Yellowstone. I couldn't find it.
Yankee Jim Canyon is a short, narrow canyon on the Yellowstone River about 13 miles north of Yellowstone Park. The canyon has the largest rapids on the Yellowstone River outside of the Park (boating on the Yellowstone River is banned in Yellowstone Park). Yankee Jim Canyon is less than five miles long and the whitewater rapids are confined to the first couple of miles. Rafting and kayaking are popular and there are a number of whitewater rafting companies located nearby.
Paradise Valley, MT. Beartoothe Scenic Highway. Lamar Valley. saw badger-pronghorn-mule deer. 3 bigfoot sightings (t-shirts, souvenirs, etc.)
Kevin tried to ditch Park Ranger Katie. ears popping. mystery critter: marmot? goole says kind of groundhog with squirrel tail. windy. 66 degrees. "This Is Grizzly Bear Country". "Grizzlies Use This Area". tons of buffalo on road....by road....dipped our footsies in Crazy Falls. finished souvenir shopping. Mammoth Hot Springs. Kevin finally saw 3 small bull elk. several areas of broken crust in thermal ground. and buffalo cow patties. yellow-bellied marmots. about 20-28" 3.5-11 lbs. hibernate about 8 months a year. one of the largest rodents in Yellowstone. blew up a storm pm. lightning lit up the whole sky. wind whistling. rain. Montana is first state to ban TikTok as of Jan. 1 2024. "national security concerns" bandaged blisters both big toes, left side of foot.
there are people on the mountain who do not realize that things are only fine until thety're not. (it's me. I'm that person) mule deer ran in front of us in the dark end of driveway.
Friday. windy. slept in. cloudy. cinnamin rolls and huckleberry hot cocoa for breakfast. had a dream where Kevin made me very angry. the big black bugs? from google I think they are Western Conifer Seed Bug. (tree pest). OR Montana Beetles. OR White Spotted Sawyer. chains required when snowpacked or icy. went to a trail at 12:19p.m., bear spotted at 9 a.m. heard knocking in woods. heard growling in woods. Kate & Bray saw. a. tree. fall. we had bear spray and a handgun. I was ready for bigfoot OR a grizzly. but alas.... there were sexy hikers. old hikers. little kids. people packing babies. dogs running loose. and on leashes. sprinkes. rain. lightning. tumbleweed blew across road.
Yellowstone Hot Springs. cold-warm-hot. SO peaceful and relaxing. surrounded by mountains.
Tom Miner Road. bridge out. prime Grizzly bear watching p.m. per note in B&B book. not street sigh. trying to hide this (sad face emoji). Katie read that locals don't like all the attention. too many tourists. thanks to Braydens map reading expertise we found it!!!!! saw 9 or 10 bears through the B&B binoculars. nice people let us look through their viewing scopes and a guy let Katie take pictures through his! beautiful sunset! what an amazing experience. grizzlies run FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAST. Kevin talked to other bear watchers, some local. a rancher lost a yearling calf. the govt. paid them for calf and euthanized a 20 year old Grizzly with bad teeth. I filled out a grizzly bear survey. wine on porch. mule deer ran in front of car at night. grizzly males average 400-700 lb. may even stand 8'. state record 1,102 lbs. asked Kevin to pop my blisters. I can't take it anymore.
Saturday. saw a Kasey from Yellowstone doppleganger. packed up and left cabin. sunrise walk mule buck. bakery in Emigrant for breakfast. 2 lost cat fliers. bet something ate them. trustmedocumentary.com. crane. captive buffalo in pasture. lots of cattle guards. signs for free range stock. cattle in road. there were dinosaurs in Montana! drove through a reservation. sad. Little Bighorn Battlefield. very emotional. and Indians touring too. I kept tearing up. Custer Battlefield Trading Post & Cafe. Indian Tacos all around. "Best Indian Tacos In The West." lots of teepees. range cattle. dramamine is my friend. (these roads...ugh.) Lame Deer, MT. gas $4.86. gas station door locked. alarms going off inside. back in car and awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay we go. pronghorn. mule deer. bald eagle. 80mph interstate. Welcome to Montana. Welcome To Wyoming. rest stops have fold down seats to buckle your kids in so you can go potty. what a clever idea! Devil's Tower. Indian legends. prayer cloths. E.T.? Aliens? white tail deer. Welcome to South Dakota. Town Hall Inn. buffalo in pasture. traffic fatality signs...."Why Die?" with big red X. big horn sheep. light up curve signs. Old Town Inn in Lead, SD. Brayden thinks their room is spooky. casinos. walked historic downtown and took pics of saloon Wild Bill died in, the Bullock hotel, an old brothel, the place where Jack McCall was assassinated.....5 deer in town driving to hotel in dark. I'm as basd as Rita in The Stand. not tuff enough but trying to please. not telling anyone I have blisters or that my feet hurt. I don't want to disappoint, I want to be one of the gang. not the one they have to keep looking back for. I packed the chargers but didn't get Kevin's cube off the bed that cord plugs into.....I just keep fucking it up.
Sunday The Last Day. I'm about vacationed out. tummy troubles. Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Will Bill and Calamity Jane. Dora DuFran. potters field 1 and 2. somber feeling. headed home. tempers getting short. Box Elder, SD. "It's where the bus come from," Kevin Dailey. Wall Drug signs. I dozed off. Kevin roused me to photograph Big Foot Rd. sign. interstate 80mph.
Madam Dora DuFran or Dora Bolshaw (nΓ©e Amy Helen Dorothy Bolshaw; November 16, 1868 – August 5, 1934)[1] was one of the leading and most successful madams in the Old West days of Deadwood, South Dakota. Biography DuFran was born in Liverpool, England and emigrated to the United States with her parents Joseph John (November 14, 1842 - March 26, 1911) and Isabella Neal (Cummings) Bolshaw (November 12, 1844 - April 12, 1911) sometime around 1869. The family settled first at Bloomfield, New Jersey, then moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1876 or 1877. She was an extremely good looking woman in her youth, and became involved in prostitution around the age of 13 or 14. She then became a dance hall girl, calling herself Amy Helen Bolshaw. The gold rush hit Deadwood, South Dakota when she was around 15, and Dora promoted herself to Madam and began operating a brothel.[citation needed] DuFran coined the term "cathouse". DuFran preferred having pretty girls work in her brothel, but the selection in that part of the west was extremely limited. She usually did, however, demand that her girls practice good hygiene and dress well[citation needed]. She picked up several girls who arrived in Deadwood via the wagon train led by Charlie Utter. From time to time, Old West personality Martha Jane Burke (Calamity Jane, 1852–1903) was in her employ. Dora's main competition in Deadwood was Madam Mollie Johnson. Dora coined the term "cathouse" after having "Phatty Thompson" (a Deadwood historical fact) bring her a wagon of cats for her Deadwood brothel[citation needed]. It was not Charlie Utter who brought the cats. DuFran had several brothels over the years. The most popular was called "Diddlin' Dora's", located on Fifth Avenue in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. "Diddlin' Dora's advertised itself as 'Three D's - Dining, Drinking, and Dancing - a place where you can bring your mother.' And though the cowboys frequented the popular place, most just wanted to 'get down to business,' with at least one man remarking, 'I wouldn't want my mother to know I had ever been there.'"[3] Dora also owned The Green Front Hotel, which is where the cats were placed into service. DuFran's other brothels in South Dakota and Montana were located in Lead, Miles City, Sturgis, and Deadwood. While in Deadwood, Dora got married and continued her brothel operations. After her husband's death, she moved the business to Rapid City, South Dakota, where she continued having success as a brothel owner.[3]
we drove past signs for Wounded Knee, so I googled it. The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army. The massacre, part of what the U.S. military called the Pine Ridge Campaign,[5] occurred on December 29, 1890,[6] near Wounded Knee Creek (Lakota: ΔhaΕkpΓ© Γpi WakpΓ‘la) on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, following a botched attempt to disarm the Lakota camp. The previous day, a detachment of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment commanded by Major Samuel M. Whitside approached Spotted Elk's band of Miniconjou Lakota and 38 Hunkpapa Lakota near Porcupine Butte and escorted them five miles (eight kilometers) westward to Wounded Knee Creek, where they made camp. The remainder of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, led by Colonel James W. Forsyth, arrived and surrounded the encampment. The regiment was supported by a battery of four Hotchkiss mountain guns.[7] The Army was catering to the anxiety of settlers who called the conflict the Messiah War and were worried the Ghost Dance signified a potentially dangerous Sioux resurgence. Historian Jeffrey Ostler wrote in 2004, "Wounded Knee was not made up of a series of discrete unconnected events. Instead, from the disarming to the burial of the dead, it consisted of a series of acts held together by an underlying logic of racist domination."[8] On the morning of December 29, the U.S. Cavalry troops went into the camp to disarm the Lakota. One version of events maintains that during the process of disarming the Lakota, a deaf tribesman named Black Coyote was reluctant to give up his rifle, claiming he had paid a lot for it.[9] Black Coyote's rifle went off at that point; the U.S. Army began shooting at the Lakota. The Lakota warriors fought back, but many had already been stripped of their guns and disarmed.[10] By the time the massacre was over, more than 250 men, women and children of the Lakota had been killed and 51 were wounded (4 men and 47 women and children, some of whom died later); some estimates placed the number of dead as high as 300.[3] Twenty-five soldiers also died and thirty-nine were wounded (six of the wounded later died).[11] Twenty soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor.[12] In 2001, the National Congress of American Indians passed two resolutions condemning the military awards and called on the federal government to rescind them.[13] The Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark, the site of the massacre, has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior.[6] In 1990, both houses of the U.S. Congress passed a resolution on the historical centennial formally expressing "deep regret" for the massacre
ditto Sand Creek. The morning of November 29th, 1864, the Chiefs Black Kettle, White Antelope, One Eye, Yellow Wolf, Big Man, Bear Man, War Bonnet, Spotted Crow, Bear Robe, and others such as Grey Beard (aka Wolf Grey) and Little Bear were encamped by the Big Sandy Creek, some 40 miles north of Fort Lyon. Alongside these Chiefs were around 750 people from the Arapaho and Cheyenne Plains Native American Tribes. After years of turmoil caused by the western expansion by the American Colonist, the Cheyenne and Arapaho people suffered greatly from reduced hunting grounds. The Treaty of Fort Laramie began the process of limiting how much land Native Americans would have in the Great Plains. It was the encampment by the Big Sandy Creek of Arapaho and Cheyenne people who were hoping to find peace between the American Colonist’ Military and the Tribes who lived on the plains for many generations. A proclamation sent out at the beginning of the summer of 1864 by the Governor of the Territory of Colorado, John Evans, had commanded all “Friendly” Native Americans of the Cheyenne and Arapaho to go to Fort Lyon to receive supplies and to find safety. Unfortunately, this was in direct conflict with the standing order at all Forts within the Territory of Colorado that all members of the Military should shoot and kill any Native American that approached a Fort. Responding to the proclamation, Chief Black Kettle of the Cheyenne had taken the steps to negotiate peace and had contacted Major Wynkoop at Fort Lyon. It was Chief Black Kettle’s hope that, should this peace be successful, he and his people could live free once more. But until that peace was settled, Chief Black Kettle was fearful for his people, who were subject to violence by the American Military. Despite the best efforts of Edward Wynkoop, both Governor Evans and Colonel Chivington failed to negotiate peace with Chief Black Kettle. Wynkoop was instructed to indicate where the Arapaho and Cheyenne should stay near Fort Lyon until negotiations could be continued. At the command of the American Military, Chief Black Kettle settled his people, around 750 Cheyenne and Arapaho, in a bend of the Big Sandy Creek. Made up of women, children and the elderly, this encampment was prepared to move to Fort Lyon at a moment’s notice, where they could find safety and supplies from the American Military. On that cold November morning, Colonel Chivington and elements of the 1st Colorado Infantry Regiment of Volunteers (US) and 3rd Regiment of Colorado Cavalry Volunteers (US), arrived just southwest of the Cheyenne and Arapaho encampment. Colonel Chivington was never given orders to leave Denver, and at around 6:30, the soldiers would open fire amongst the lodges of the innocent and unaware Arapaho and Cheyenne civilians. Over the course of eight hours the American troops killed around 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people composed mostly of women, children, and the elderly. During the afternoon and following day, the soldiers wandered over the field committing atrocities on the dead before departing the scene on December 1st. Since the barbarism of November 29, the Sand Creek Massacre maintains its status as one of the most emotionally charged and controversial events in American history, a tragedy reflective of its time and place. The Sand Creek Massacre lay in a whirlwind of events and issues exacerbated by the ongoing Civil War. Critically, the Sand Creek Massacre stands as a testament to a brutality that should be learned from and never repeated, a lesson of what the rejection of conscience in the face of fear and hysteria can lead to, and the suffering that this betrayal has imparted on generations of Arapaho and Cheyenne people.
tatonka Native American for Buffalo. In contemporary American society, word more commonly used to describe a really fat chick. Q: "What the hell did you go home with last night"? A: (Embarrassed, holding fingers to head as in horns) "TATONKA"!!!
didn't stop here, either. 1880 Town Walk down Main Street of this 1880 town and explore more than 30 buildings authentically furnished with thousands of relics. Enjoy the rolling terrain of a sprawling homestead and envision life on the prairie. While at the 1880 town, you can also view memorabilia from the late Casey Tibbs, a champion rodeo bronc rider, and many props that were used in filming the movie “Dances with Wolves”
Wall Drug 60' dinosaur. didn't stop for that, either. dozed off. Kevin put my seat on HOT. The Badlands. big horn sheep. boys went mtn. climbing. Katie again offered to take family pics for people. she planned a perfect trip and helps others with their trips, as well. windy. buffalo. prairie dogs. McDonalds. Central Time Zone Jones Co., SD. went back to 3:48p.m. Kimball SD. Ditty's Diner billboard. Serial grillers. We also smother potatoes. but we didn't stop there, either. Welcome to Iowa at 8:21p.m. crashed on Katie's air mattress.
Monday. 7:30a.m. gassing up in Oakdale, NE to head home. 8:18a.m. welcome to Iowa. waterfowl hunting prohibited from highway signs. past Blair, NE. road kill casualities: 2 birds. 1 prairie dog. a billion bugs. very hazy in Iowa. couldn't see top blades of wind turbines until close to them. 1:22p.m. welcome to MO. I want to make a Devils Tower shirt for my alien doll. found plain build a bear tee and patch on amazon.
obedient and cooperative, ready for anything, anxious to get off the mountain.
8.22.2023
what a trip out to the wild, wild west! it'll take me awhile to get it all on here, but I have a notebook full of scribbles and tons of pictures on my phone.....
we started out on Thursday. Rip went to boarding, we headed to KC to spend night at Koren's. Friday morning we were there to watch Millie and see the big kids first day of school photos. After Cody got off work and picked up the bigs, we headed to Nebraska to spend night at Katie's. Saturday morning we were up and at 'em and Wyoming or bust. gas in Neligh, NE $3.69. drove past a sign for Johnstown, NE, pop. 63. hit mountain time at Cherry County, NE. drove through the NE Sandhills, Fort Robinson State Park. lunch at a cowboy bar. ears popping. pronghorn antelope. coyote. 2:59 welcome to Wyoming. ears popping. Lusk, WY gas $4.09. saw a buffalo herd, llamas, wiggle guy, oil rigs, a prairie dog. Douglas, Home of the Jackolope. sagebrush. dropped the kids off at their friends house, we checked into the Come On Inn in Casper, WY. and had supper at Texas Roadhouse.
Wyoming Day 2. hotel breakfast. went to Loaf & Jug gas station for cough drops. comments on my fluffy cow t-shirt. and convo about idiots approaching buffalo when there are petting zoos for that very purpose. drove by GHOST TOWN C STORE and a Gashole gas station. 307 signs everywhere. (area code.) Sand Creek Massacre. oil rigs, googled pronghorn, only in US. lots of trailer houses, modularss. long rows of mailboxes on highways. there was a staticky sound and a smell.....at a picture stop my floormat was wet....whelp. so much for the spider spray. Bigfoot pic Dubois WY. 2 bigfoot sightings. do not approach bear on highway signs. Continental Divide. open range loose stock signs. snowmobile crossing signs. Grand Teton Park. a sign with wildlife hit by cars last week: beras, elk, deer. ears popping. snow on mountains. picnic with lunch meat Katie packed. she is our tour guide, our trip planner, and provided many scenic pic-a-nic lunches Yogi and Boo Boo would've been thrilled by. the kids are hikers. I 'hike, as well. we did Jenny Lake Loop. I didn't die, but I am breathless. and old. thank Sasquatch for the ferry boat. we. found. the. car. then picked up kids when they got done with their much longer hike. they saw moose and we missed 'em. (was it this hike or one of the other hikes I couldn't finish and limped back to the car? I had some pretty impressive blisters before it was all over with. you'd of thought I'd hiked the entire Appalachian Trail, not just a couple of miles here, there, and yonder.) we saw a deer. ground squirrels. people pakcing tiny babies. guy with a beer. a guy liked Kevin's shirt, they are both Blackberry Smoke fans. people in flip flops. couple with black bear stuffies hanging out of their backpacks. met a family who saw 2 black bears on hiking trail yesterday. they're TENT CAMPERS. in BEAR COUNTRY. people with jingle bells. we had our bear spray and the boys had guns. didn't see a bear.
ok. the kids DID see a moose on this hike. 2 moose, I believe. we saw eagle, coyote, ravens. checked into Signal Mountain Lodge.
recent black bear sightings here at the lodge. clearest most star filled sky I've ever seen AND 2 shooting stars. have I ever seen a shooting star before? I don't recall. Huckleberry Lemonade. Huckleberry Taffy. Huckleberry Jelly Beans. Huckleberry Gummy Grizzly Bears. Bison Burger. rustic cabin. no a/c. no tv. the nights were in the 40s, just opened windows, and there was a box fans in the wardrobe that Katie found. so quiet. sign posted at ferry dock wildlife spotted Grand Tetons: 8-7. black bear Inspiration Point. 8-7. bull moose Cascade Canyon. 8-8. black bear near String Lake. 8-9. black bear at Hidden Falls. 8-11. black bear close to Hidden Falls. 8-11. bald eagle at West Dock. 8-12. moose at Moose Pond. 8-13. beavers at this dock.
tons of spiders in cabin. I tried. I really did. I ignore them. Katie sees every single spider. she is not a fan.
Monday. wake up in rustic cabin in Grand Tetons. squirrel playing on our porch. the desperate loneliness of epic mountain deaths. (yeppers, I've already bought a souvenior book and reading it.) the violent nature of mountaineering. (don't laugh. I. am. on. a. mountain. I don't have to tie off or wear cleats to be in danger. bears. my poor sense of direction. severely overweight. out of shape. ) injuries. remote locations. serious accidents are usually fatal. (Hello, David Paulides Missing 4-1-1). folks be dyin' on the mountain. several deaths in Grand Tetons every summer season. Jenny Lake Rangers are the most prestigous search and rescue climbing team. comforting. how is the people collapsing on the trails team ranked??? Grand Tetons park est. 1929. family adventures are called epics.
Monday: the lodge has hot chocolate. and ice for our cooler. and a water bottle filling station. and a gift shop, general store, and restraunant. prairie dogs. thistles. eagle. 2 bigfoot sightings. (I take them where I can find them....statues, stickers, souveniors....). went to Jackson Hole, which was on Kevin's list. his grandma and father waxed poetic about Jackson Hole. he tried to buy me a silver ring. they only went to size 9 and I have bigger fingers, but what a sweet thought. bought huckleberry honey. rode in a stagecoach. went to Mormon Row. scenic overlooks. saw a black bear cub in a tree Snake River overlook. speed limit 55 day 45 night. buffalo herd! prairie dogs. ground squirrels.
drove by sign again. last week 1 bear, 3 elk, and 2 deer hit by cars. high elevation may cause breathing difficulty. drink extra water. KNOW. YOUR. LIMITS. I know them. I don't acknowledge them. I think I can bluff my way through hikes with my heart pounding in my chest, gasping for every breath, muscles screaming. the walking stick did help a lot. I could lean on it. it made noise to scare off bears. It made me think I wouldn't slip, trip, or fall. we had a porch picnic. Wyoming has 19 native thistles. Jackolope is the Grand Teton Cryptid. had professional pictures done, courtesty of Katie. stars were amazing tonight but not as sharp as last night. I just stood in the gravel road like an idiot with my head thrown back waiting to be run over.....
Tuesday loaded up the car and handed in our keys. gas $4.29/gallon Signal Mountain Lodge. Taggart Lake. the 70 year old in leggings lapped us. Kevin was annoyed. I know he wants to flat out walk but didn't want to leave me behind. because bears, possible heart attack, and my clumsiness and poor sense of direction. I heard a Bigfoot call. Brayden said it wasn't him. probably some other enthusiastic hiker, but I'll take it. Chapel of the Transfiguration. park ranger writing tickets parking lot String Lake. no parking spot. let the kids out to dip their toes and picked them back up. chimpmunks. squirrels. Indian paint brush. blisters on my bunions. John Colter? Colter Bay picnic. old couple chatting up little kids made me and Katie nervous. rocks. quartz???? formica. tons of camper vans. we saw something big and dark up a tree hiking....we both did a double take. wasn't a bear. maybe a huge birdnest? Yellowstone! ears popping. rapids. road construction. another Continental Divide. 7988.
continental divide noun a divide separating river systems that flow to opposite sides of a continent. Continental Divide. (in North America) the line of summits of the Rocky Mountains, separating streams flowing toward the Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean from those flowing toward the Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, and the Arctic Ocean.
West Thumb. Lake Yellowstone. geysers. springs. hot pots. hot. sulfer smell. unhappy screaming foreign child. Continental Divide. 8391. Old Faithful! CAstle Geyser made rainbow. Torons of Yellowstone on Instagram. dead buffalo carcass by a spring. large poop along board walk. (buffalo?) elk. buffalo. pronghorn. Montana! twisty turny raod. cabin middle of nowhere. 2 elk does right in middle of road driving after dark. blisters on my blisters on my bunions. Paradise Valley Montana. beautiful clear night sky. a million stars. sunburn. 80 degrees here is hotter than one might thing. 30-40 degrees at night. and now some completely random vacation pics that probably won't go with anything said thus far.....
to be continued.....
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